Denim Day: Make a social statement with your fashion statement

This year, Denim Day is Wednesday, April 26. Grab your denim and help support the sexual violence prevention education campaign.

Why denim you ask?

Denim Day grew out of an Italian Supreme Court decision that overturned a rape conviction because the victim wore tight jeans. The Italian Supreme Court claimed that because the victim was wearing tight jeans, she needed to have helped her assailant remove them, and thus the sex was consensual and not rape. In a show of solidarity, women working in the Italian government wore jeans to protest the decision at Italian Parliament the next day.

There are myths associated with sexual violence as demonstrated by the Italian Supreme Court in this case and wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. Peace Over Violence holds Denim Day each year on a Wednesday in April as part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM).

Join Team OPI in bringing awareness by participating and wearing denim.